L.A. council panel approves four food and beverage contracts for LAX

The Board of Referred Powers votes 4 to 1 to award three contracts to Areas USA and one to the THS-Marbella Food Service Partnership. The board threw out all bids for the most lucrative contract.

A 2 1/2-year effort to overhaul concessions for passengers at Los Angeles International Airport made significant progress Monday when a special City Council panel approved four of five food and beverage contracts that had been contested by competing companies.